Synthesis of Ag/ZnO nanostructures by different methods and investigation of their photocatalytic efficiency for 4-nitrophenol degradation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 284, Issue , 2013, Pages 80-86

  Divband, B ^a   Khatamian, M ^a   Eslamian, G R Kazemi ^a   Darbandi, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

4 Nitrophenol; Ag ZnO; Chemical reduction; Photo reduction method; Photocatalysts; Poly acrylamide gel method

Indexed keywords

CHEMISORPTION; DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRONS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IONIZATION OF GASES; METAL IONS; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; NANOCRYSTALLITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SURFACE DEFECTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); ZINC OXIDE;

4-NITROPHENOL; CHEMICAL REDUCTION; GEL METHOD; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO REDUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL METHOD;

SILVER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84883854333     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.07.015     Document Type: Article

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